Am sorry to hear about your negative experience with a Rapide as a camera ship. I have been fortunate to fly a few of the Rapide / Spitfire Sorties. We have a clear brief and debrief on how things are planned and how they might be improved. On all occasions all of the passengers clapped on arrival. Whilst the Rapide may not be the best for air to air photography its speed range is just within that of the Spitfire and the manoeuvring around that the Spitfire does ensures everybody on board (including the pilot!) is left with a remarkable memory. There is a large WOW factor at flying in close formation with a Spitfire, which i think makes up for the deficiencies that the Rapide might have. The photos i have seen from some of the passengers have also been pretty good too. Perhaps not up to professional standards, but still pretty good. We also fly the Harvard in formation with the Spitfire which gives a much clearer view and is less restrictive in terms of its speed, more restrictive in terms of money though!
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